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Great price and a great help with booking and adventure advice. We arrived at mid night and still got a room and a tour of the place, Pete is a great guy. His tour information was spot on open and honest and he had the best value ones in town.

Simple place, with basic rooms, and good value for money. Nice garden at the back, and the facilities are reasonably good. Quite close to the centre, so most things can be easily accessed. Excellent choice for those on a budget.

My husband and I recently stayed at Gringo Pete's for 3 nights in La Fortuna. You won't find a better place for this kind of money anywhere in Costa Rica! The rooms are simple, but since you're spending most of your time out doing activities in the area it doesn't matter. The kitchen is well stocked and very clean.
Pete...

Great price and a great help with booking and adventure advice
We stayed here after leaving another hostel near by. Great to have Pete openly admiring he takes commission on things you book through him, but not as much as others. His tour information was spot on open and honest and he had the best value ones in town.
Night...

I nearly cancelled my booking after reading mixed reviews of this place, but I'm so glad I didn't. It offers brilliant value for money in the incredibly touristy Arenal/La Fortuna area. Sure , the rooms are basic, (a small bed, side table and no air con), but as La Fortuna is the kind of place where you'll be out on...

We kept on asking what the catch was since its only $5 a night to stay in this lovely hostel.
Its spacious and it has everything a hostel needs to function properly. Tours can also be organised from here too at a discounted rate.
The kitchen is well equipped and the owner gringo pete is quite an interesting fella as...

I'd read the somewhat mixed reviews about both Gringo Pete's and Gringo Pete's Too, but decided that for the price, it was worth giving it a try (I stayed in the latter). And I have no real complaints - yes, there are rules displayed, but they weren't unreasonable and following them was hardly an imposition. I had a small private...

We only paid unbeatable 14$ for a double room with private bathroom. From the upper rooms you even have the view of the vulcano (if not in clouds). Rooms and kitchen are absolutely clean. There's a big supermarket 1 1/2 blocks down the road and a cheap soda on the way with casados for 2000 Colones.
Juan Carlos will provide...

First the positive: The hostel is clean, rooms big enough and there's also spacious lockers to keep your things safe. Also for a touristy place this is definitely the cheapest accommodation you can get, no matter if you rent a dorm or private room. The kitchen is very well equipped and has everything you may need for cooking.
The negative,...

This review does not relate to Gringo Pete's, but Gringo Pete's Too,which is the second hostel in the town owned by the same guy. I had a private room for 7 USD, which is cheaper than a dormitory in other hostels in La Fortuna. Yes, the house is full of stupid written horrifying rules (e.g. you throw an organic waste...

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